Your collection's Awesome, bro!

I've always liked the Ultraman series, back since Ultraman Ace and the animated Jonias. Wasnt old enough to catch the original Ultraman and Ultraseven. Recently watch Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers; awesome movie for sure though the GUYS peeps are just there for the cameo....

Ultraseven X is...err.. a bit Weird it's trying so hard to be in that mysterious X-file-ish mixed with Blade Runner kinda atmosphere. Would have worked well if not for the fact that:
1. the music used is inadequate and therefore repetitive,
2. the opening 'scene/story-setting' scenes are almost always of the same pattern (a person running away in the night, followed by aliens, then murdered or such).
3. the DEUS agents modus operandi are kinda small-scale for such an important job (kinda like MIB, except that they dont have cool, large HQ to lepak in, haha)
4. Ultraseven's fight are kept to the VERY minimum.. realistic yes; but not what you'd expect from an Ultra series

overall, a refreshing change from the typical Ultra series,... BUT only up until the first few episodes; the show tends to get repetitive in terms of story pattern. just my humble opinion

Recently bought MegaHouse Actionworks series of Zoffy and Mebius











Pros:
1. GREAT articulations! Probably the best among the Ultraman toys around!
2. Precise and accurate paint scheme.
3. Comes with 3 sets of hands (clenched fist, open palm for the ray attack, and normal relaxed hands)
4. Comes with two inscale ships.

Cons:
1. Wayyyy too small (less than 12 cm tall)
2. Some parts are too loose, but not that bad. Caution: keep AWAY from small kids.
3. So far only Mebius & Zoffy are in this toy line would like to have the whole series

ohya, forgot to mention another CON for these figures: their joints shows, cant be avoided for such small figures i guess, but they could have at least paint the joints to match.

bought from XL-shop for RM95 each. Online eBay price is about RM6+, but when u take into account the shipping cost, ends up at RM9+ also. haha.
Retail in Japan is about 2200 yen.

wish they were bigger though. but if more of the Actionworks series comes out for the other Ultras, im definetly getting them

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Added on July 6, 2008, 7:18 pmPosing these two is surely fun the only frustrating part is getting them to stand without falling over, haha. very revoltech!



This post has been edited by evanrue: Jul 6 2008, 07:18 PM

If original one, im not sure where can find, though XL-shop seems to have them sometimes.... BUT, i did see some "unofficial" SD ultraman around here in Miri, Sarawak... looks rather nice, but im not into SD figures

Just watched Ultraman The Next! seriously it's the BEST attempt at a realistic Ultraman story. Forget Ultraseven X, this Ultraman The Next movie is WAYYYYY better and more realistic, yet still have plenty of battle action not sure about the Ultraman Nexus spinoff series though..

Hi there ya, not much news concerning Ultraman collectibles here.... not sure if this is true, but it seems that due to licensing issue between Tsuburaya and Chaiyo Tsuburaya Thailand, selling of Ultraman toys in Malaysia and Singapore are limited (i think its in wiki somewhere)... why oh why!!!

I agree that Max is kinda childish (especially with that not-so-robotic looking robot girl in the HQ, and that stupid rotating sphere on the computer console, haha).. but Max's design is nice, almost like an updated Ultraseven

hm, looking for Ultraman The Next Junis figure, so dam* hard to find! yang ada only the Nexus ones...

Bro, THAT's an AWESOME collection! yupe, saw the Next Junis too,

thanks for the info bro, but sadly im located in Sarawak.... saw Speedy video promotion where you'll get an Ultraman figure (looks like it has light up features; i think it was Agul, and another unfamiliar blue Ultraman) with a purchase of an Ultraman DVD (abt rm19.90). kinda cheap IMO goin to get it soon...

Nice bro

Ive always wondered why are MOST of the Ultraman figures out there feature VERY limited articulation? at most u'd only have shoulder and waist articulations why cant they make Ultraman figures like those typical Star Wars 6 inch articulated ones? *sigh*

i think as of now, only few of the Ultra toys have decent to great articulation (from ActionWorks, Hyper Hero, Bandai Action Hero, RAH, and the Ultrachogokin) ..

want to buy more of the Ultra figures, but im fussy when it comes to articulations, hahaha

Yupe, those statues are imposing Awesome Collection bro!

I agree with you that it is surprising that Ultraman love is not much here in LYN forum. Ultraman was practically THE HERO of the 80s (apart from Optimus Prime )

Currently watching Ultraman Nexus and id have to say its the best Ultra TV series so far Love the tragic twist behind each Deunamist chosen by the light to be Ultraman ; Great Drama!

Not yet bro at episode 33 now, and the story is really SOLID kudos to the people behind the Ultraman 'N' Project!!

hehe, got myself two Ultra toys, these are from the Bandai Action Hero series, with electronic sound feature (only two transforming sound per figure though)..

Both:


Ultraman Tiga:


Ultraman Dyna:


Tiga & Dyna:


My admittedly small Ultra collection so far:


Pros:
1. Taller than the Actionworks series; about 6.5 inches.
2. Posable; with 13 articulation points!
3. Nice paint apps.
4. Sound feature is not bad.

Cons:
1. Could have featured light up eyes and colour timer..
2. Hands fixed in fist pose, no open palm pose to recreate the famous cross ray scenes

Bro u saw Gaia and Agul Action Heroes of the same set? WAHHH, i want! i cant find them both here in Sarawak... where did u see those two?

ya, the eyes are not transparent, sadly. it'd be cool if they sacrifice the sound feature and give these toys light up eyes and colour timer, hehe.

This post has been edited by evanrue: Jul 22 2008, 10:27 PM

yo bro alpha_mid i remembered buying a 08 Bumblebee from you a year ago, haha.... ya peeps, show LYN our Ultras!!!!

Hola! Long time no news...

Finally got my Bandai Action Hero Series Ace, Ultraseven and Agul bought them from HLJ last week, arrived just today!

Ultraman Ace!


UltraSeven!


Ultraman Agul!


The UltraGang so far....




With the smaller ActionWorks Mebius & Zoffy....


Will be getting Bandai UltraChogokins soon

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Added on August 4, 2008, 4:59 pmI Love these guys, especially UltraSeven; although this figure is for the classic UltraSeven, his proportions are very accurate to UltraSeven X; pity no six-Packs abs

Testing the lighting..


SHUWATCHHHH !!!!


This post has been edited by evanrue: Aug 4 2008, 05:19 PM

I have 3 more, just arrived, from the Bandai UltraChogokin series

Ultraman Ace


Ultraman Taro


Ultraman Nexus (he's so damn awesome!)




On the UltraChogokin series: Very posable figures, but kind of heavy due to the diecast contect, also partly ABS. Size is the same as the Bandai Action Heroes series.... so now I have two Ultraman Aces with the same height (though different series, haha)

The whole gang so far

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Added on August 6, 2008, 4:15 pmHENSHIN!!!!



C'mon guys!!!! More Ultrabeings!!!!

This post has been edited by evanrue: Aug 6 2008, 04:15 PM

I believe there are a number of them; what i can recall are Mother of Ultra, Ultrawoman Beth, Yullian....

if you mean Ultraman with women human hosts, there's Ultraman Ace (hosts a guy and a girl), Ultraman Nexus (for a short time towards the end of the series)..

The movie is basically a BIG ultra smackdown show .. Belial looks good, and so is the new Ultraman Zero one cool thing though; it gives a glimpse of the history of the Ultra beings ( a bit disappointed with one part of that history though, i think those who've watched it would know what i mean)..

btw, i've already pre-orderd Ultra-Act Ultraman the first, Ultraman Zero and Belial from Amiami.. CHEAP Gomora's there too but not interested in that..

from the Ultraman Zero prototype pic, i hope he can detach the two sluggers from his head; now that would be AWESOME!

spoiler material:



This post has been edited by evanrue: May 2 2010, 07:51 PM

NICE

I've gotten my Ultra-Act Ultraman yesterday, and while mine is not as broken as brother Henshin one is, i still feel that the figure is kinda "cheap" feeling.. i was expecting something like the S.H.Figuarts build and solidity, since the Ultra-act almost look like one..

Poseablility and accessories are good, just that the material used to make the figure is kinda like the one used for the Megahause Actionworks Ultraman.. a bit disappointed at Bandai..

will continue collecting the Ultra-Act though; hope Bandai will release all the Ultrabeings, especially the rare Nexus and Next

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Added on July 6, 2010, 3:38 pmi have both MegaHouse Zoffy and Mebius.. the Ultra-Act plastic and built feels like the MegaHouse Actionworks one; except that in my UltraAct at least, the joints are tighter.. also, because the material is the same, but the size is bigger, the Ultra-Act one feels "cheaper" by comparison.

even Revoltech figures have better plastic quality (and i'm growing to hate Revoltech, haha).. but paint-job wise, i think Ultra-Act is still better than any Revoltech figures out there

Judging by Henshin's Ultraman, and comparing to mine, i think the build quality seems to differ; mine is not loose at all, very tight. The only problem i have with it is the "cheapo" plastic used..

wirth this first issue Ultra-Act line, it seems there are varying quality; advise anyone to check their item before buying.. i was lucky to get a "good" one from AmiAmi

This post has been edited by evanrue: Jul 6 2010, 03:40 PM

If you want to collect all the Ultrabeings, i would not recommend Megahouse Actionwork, because they only have Zoffy and Mebius, with no news of any more products their figures are alright, but too small for me, slightly larger than a Star Wars action figure..

Read your excellent review bro, and agree on the points.. In terms of quality, i think Bandai Action-Heroes series (now discontinued) and the Ultra-Chogokins have the best quality. The Action-Heroes series have no accessories, but got a sound feature. the Ultra-chogokin are now rare, but very high die-cast content, great accessories and articulation. Both series are at the same scale as this new Ultra-Act series..

Got my Ultraman Belial today



Have to say, quality is slightly better than Ultraman the first, mainly because of the dark paint application. Joints are slightly tighter than Ultraman the first, but not by much..

Overall, Belial looks good, but i'd still wish they could make these Ultra-Act series as solid as the S.H.Figuarts..

I agree bro,the purple timer a bit off-looking..

Belial is awesome, i just love how his jaw can open and reveal some menacing rows of teeth; reminded me of the Evangelion unit in Berserk mode

True bro, i wish Bandai would just use their SHFiguarts body for these Ultra-Act line; the articulations are there, just the material they used made it seem lighter than SHF Belial is awesome, and a marked improvement over Ultraman the First, but that may be due to the darker colour scheme and those pair of articulated hands

This Ultra-Act line is probably our best bet to collect all articulated Ultra Beings.. im REALLY hope Bandai will do Ultraman Nexus and Next; these two are pretty rare..

Here's hoping Mebius, Zero and Seven would show more improvements over Ultraman the first..